# PE firms backing Art & Design (2026 list) > 12 PE firms backing Art & Design, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Citibank, TPG, Franklin Templeton. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-art (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # PE firms backing Art & Design Updated 7 November 2026 PE firms we have observed in an art & Design round in the last two years. [See all 12 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpe-firms-art)The top 12 **12** investors on the list No change this week **180** cheques in 12 months *-6%* against the market **$32M** median round they joined *+306%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **42%** have led a round ## The Top 12 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (12) - 1 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **205** **$91M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **198** **$64M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **110** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [SL Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sl-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **46** **$7.3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 6 [J.P. Morgan Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-asset-management) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **8** **$188M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 7 [Home Depot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/home-depot-ventures) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **4** **$31M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 8 [Killick Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/killick-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · Canada **3** **$3M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 9 [KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-and-securities) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **2** **$55M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [DAYLI Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dayli-partners) *Deploying now* Growth equity · South Korea **1** **$29M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 11 [Novo Tellus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-tellus-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **1** **$75M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Yuanta Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuanta-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **1** **$29M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) - **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) - **26** Oct **[Glance](https://millionrounds.com/company/glance)** Other *Led by* [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) - **24** Oct **[Warhound](https://millionrounds.com/company/warhound)** Seed · $200M *With* [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) - **23** Oct **[Formic](https://millionrounds.com/company/formic)** Series B · $50M *With* [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) - **13** Oct **[Seers](https://millionrounds.com/company/seers)** Debt · $82M *With* [KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-and-securities) ## Stages This Year 172 rounds - Debt **28%** - Venture **21%** - Other **16%** - Growth **6%** - Series C **5%** - Other **23%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **41** - Financial Services **17** - Biotech **15** - Fintech **15** - Web3 & Crypto **10** - Energy **9** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 30 Q1 25 61 Q2 25 49 Q3 25 72 Q4 25 57 Q1 26 54 Q2 26 32 Q3 26 13 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about PE firms backing Art & Design ### Who are the most active PE firms backing Art & Design? By cheques observed, the most active are Citibank, TPG, Franklin Templeton, L Catterton and SL Investment. ### How many PE firms backing Art & Design are there? 12 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 42% have led a round. ### Which stages do PE firms backing Art & Design back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Debt (49%) and Growth (11%). ### How big are the rounds PE firms backing Art & Design join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $34M. ### Which sectors do PE firms backing Art & Design back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Financial Services and Biotech. ### Which PE firms backing Art & Design lead the most rounds? TPG (11 led), Franklin Templeton (7 led) and L Catterton (6 led). ### Where are PE firms backing Art & Design based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (7), South Korea (3) and Canada (1). ### What have PE firms backing Art & Design invested in recently? Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with Franklin Templeton) and Glance (Other, Oct 2026, with L Catterton). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)